Chapter 23 of Tom the telephone boy is here in full — 239 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXIII
Chapter 23 of Tom the telephone boy is here in full — 239 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
DR. SPIDDERKINS IS ANGRY “Perhaps I made a mistake, and that wasn’t the book,” remarked Tom. “Oh, that was the book. I am positive about that. I have a bad memory, but when it comes to books it is pretty good.
Chapter 23 of Tom the telephone boy is here in full — 239 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/47 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
feeling or showing anger
From this reading “SPIDDERKINS IS ANGRY “Perhaps I made a mistake, and that wasn’t the book,” remarked Tom.”
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading “I have a bad memory, but when it comes to books it is pretty good.”
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading “I have a bad memory, but when it comes to books it is pretty good.”
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading “I have a bad memory, but when it comes to books it is pretty good.”
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading “SPIDDERKINS IS ANGRY “Perhaps I made a mistake, and that wasn’t the book,” remarked Tom.”
characterized by or displaying affirmation or acceptance or certainty etc.
From this reading “I am positive about that.”
past form of “remark” — make mention of
From this reading “SPIDDERKINS IS ANGRY “Perhaps I made a mistake, and that wasn’t the book,” remarked Tom.”
male cat
From this reading “SPIDDERKINS IS ANGRY “Perhaps I made a mistake, and that wasn’t the book,” remarked Tom.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading SPIDDERKINS IS ANGRY “Perhaps I made a mistake, and that wasn’t the book,” remarked Tom.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I am positive about that.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am positive about that.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading SPIDDERKINS IS ANGRY “Perhaps I made a mistake, and that wasn’t the book,” remarked Tom.
feeling or showing anger
From this reading SPIDDERKINS IS ANGRY “Perhaps I made a mistake, and that wasn’t the book,” remarked Tom.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading I have a bad memory, but when it comes to books it is pretty good.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading SPIDDERKINS IS ANGRY “Perhaps I made a mistake, and that wasn’t the book,” remarked Tom.
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading I have a bad memory, but when it comes to books it is pretty good.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I have a bad memory, but when it comes to books it is pretty good.
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading I have a bad memory, but when it comes to books it is pretty good.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading DR.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading I have a bad memory, but when it comes to books it is pretty good.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have a bad memory, but when it comes to books it is pretty good.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading SPIDDERKINS IS ANGRY “Perhaps I made a mistake, and that wasn’t the book,” remarked Tom.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading SPIDDERKINS IS ANGRY “Perhaps I made a mistake, and that wasn’t the book,” remarked Tom.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I have a bad memory, but when it comes to books it is pretty good.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading SPIDDERKINS IS ANGRY “Perhaps I made a mistake, and that wasn’t the book,” remarked Tom.
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading I have a bad memory, but when it comes to books it is pretty good.
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading SPIDDERKINS IS ANGRY “Perhaps I made a mistake, and that wasn’t the book,” remarked Tom.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh, that was the book.
by chance
From this reading SPIDDERKINS IS ANGRY “Perhaps I made a mistake, and that wasn’t the book,” remarked Tom.
characterized by or displaying affirmation or acceptance or certainty etc.
From this reading I am positive about that.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading I have a bad memory, but when it comes to books it is pretty good.
past form of “remark” — make mention of
From this reading SPIDDERKINS IS ANGRY “Perhaps I made a mistake, and that wasn’t the book,” remarked Tom.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SPIDDERKINS IS ANGRY “Perhaps I made a mistake, and that wasn’t the book,” remarked Tom.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading SPIDDERKINS IS ANGRY “Perhaps I made a mistake, and that wasn’t the book,” remarked Tom.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SPIDDERKINS IS ANGRY “Perhaps I made a mistake, and that wasn’t the book,” remarked Tom.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I have a bad memory, but when it comes to books it is pretty good.
male cat
From this reading SPIDDERKINS IS ANGRY “Perhaps I made a mistake, and that wasn’t the book,” remarked Tom.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Oh, that was the book.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SPIDDERKINS IS ANGRY “Perhaps I made a mistake, and that wasn’t the book,” remarked Tom.
at the time that
From this reading I have a bad memory, but when it comes to books it is pretty good.
Chapter 23 of Tom the telephone boy by Frank V. Webster holds 239 sentences, grouped into 48 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
Chapter 23 holds 239 sentences of Tom the telephone boy, unabridged, divided into 48 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 23 of Tom the telephone boy by Frank V. Webster exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 239 sentences, grouped into 48 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
Work through the 48 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 48 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.
Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 23 can be played aloud in United States English.
Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.
Common questions about reading Tom the telephone boy by Frank V. Webster on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Yes. All 0 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #? are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Project Gutenberg eBook #?, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
About 5 minutes of reading across 0 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to work through Tom the telephone boy section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
Choose one of the 0 chapters of Tom the telephone boy to begin.
Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.
Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.
Words and structures a reader meets early in Tom the telephone boy, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
